printk: convert the format for KERN_<LEVEL> to a 2 byte pattern
Instead of "<.>", use an ASCII SOH for the KERN_<LEVEL> prefix initiator.
This saves 1 byte per printk, thousands of bytes in a normal kernel.
No output changes are produced as vprintk_emit converts these uses to
"<.>".
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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